Organization Behaviour concepts: Teamwork and motivation

Running head: Organization behaviour
Concepts:
Teamwork and
motivation

Organization behaviour
Organization Behaviour concepts: Teamwork and
motivation
Teamwork and motivation are the known as the popular concept in
relation to organizational behaviour. In accessing the behaviour and also
the capability of the employees, teamwork and motivation assist the
companies in boosting the performing of the employees towards the job.
Work motivation can be defined as the concept that provides direction
and persistence to the employees in relation of attaining the specified
goals given by the management. To understand the motivational level of
the employees can enhance greater managerial effectiveness in the
workplace. Another concept selected for the task is teamwork that assists
to determine the organizational goals. Teamwork can be defined as the
concept through which the members of the team work together towards
one goal which is given by the higher authority. In the workplace, the
teams are designed so that it would be easy to meet the goals set by the
organization (Chan, 2016).
For this paper, teamwork and motivation are the concepts that are
selected for the task. In the starting phase the discussion will be on the
first concept which is teamwork and then on the second concept which is
motivation. After discussing both the concepts, the link will be made that
will assist to examine the connection between both these concepts. The
last part will highlight the overall summary of the paper.
1. Teamwork
Teamwork can be stated as the capability of the team members to work
together, communicate effectively and also to boost the confidence level
of each other. It is identified that there are four key behavioural features
that compose teamwork. The four features are performance monitoring,
back up behaviour, communication and feedback. In a team, the
employees examine the performance of others at the time of carrying out
their own work. In a team, monitoring ensures that members are
considering the process in a proper way. Performance monitoring is also
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considered as a norm that helps in improving the team performance and
also it assist in maintaining trust among the different members (Chuang,
Jackson & Jiang, 2016).
Teamwork is an effective approach that brings individuals together so
that they can complete their work in a right direction. In the workplace,
team composition also varies as per the mission and each member of the
company is assigned the team as per the qualification and capability to
manage the work in an effective manner. Teamwork also focuses on goal
orientation and leadership approach. The purpose of the groups is to
share the knowledge and problems with each other and also to examine
the best solution for the issues that takes place in the workplace (Salas,
Shuffler, Thayer, Bedwell & Lazzara, 2015).
If teams are designed in the workplace, then it satisfies the needs of the
individual members. The team provides social interaction and also
interpersonal fulfilment which helps in matching organizational needs. In
the workplace, there are various types of groups that are designed by the
management such as formal groups, project teams and also autonomous
teams. The teams are made of the members who have similar
qualification and skills to manage a particular task or project. In the
present scenario, most of the organizational work is completed in teams.
Teamwork can also boost innovative ideas and strong performance which
can sometimes stressful. In a team there are many individuals who belong
from different backgrounds and due to this there are more chances of
conflicts (Fidalgo-Blanco, Sein-Echaluce, García-Peñalvo & Conde, 2015).
It is important for the management to focus on collaboration and
coordination among the team members as it can assist in boosting the
performance of the employees. Teamwork not only enhances productivity
but also assist the HR to implements its policies. If there is effective team
in the workplace, then it would be easy to distribute the difficult tasks and
also it can be completed by the specialised person with efficiency. In a
group, there are many employees who have the responsibility for the
similar goals. So, in a team work the other person takes care of the work
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